House Of Commons Palace Of Westminster Parliament Square London SW1A 0AA

24/03524/ADFULLApproval of Details (Full PP)Approved

Discharge / amendments

Approved on 23 July 2024

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Details of samples of new surfacing materials and details of finishes to new structures pursuant to Condition 4 of planning permission dated 11 August 2023 (RN: 23/03540/FULL).

Received: 28 May 2024
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: City of Westminster
Ward: St James's

ReceivedReceived28 May
ValidatedValidated28 May
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date23 Jul
DecidedDecided23 Jul

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an application to discharge conditions at House Of Commons Palace Of Westminster Parliament Square London SW1A 0AA. Westminster has handled 3,063 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Westminster Abbey and Parliament Square conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 88 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 1,261 applications in total for the SW1A postcode area.

92% of conditions applications at City of Westminster were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address

Application details

Postcode: SW1A 0AA
Application type: Approval of Details (Full PP)
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 28 May 2024
Target decision date: 23 July 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address: 5/64S House of Commons Westminster London SW1A 0AA

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-13073475
Comments: 0
Documents: 3

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
Conservation area: Westminster Abbey And Parliament Square
Listed building: Palace Of Westminster St Margaret Street London SW1P 3JXOn or next to this site
Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
World Heritage Site: Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

2024
30 May
Refurbishment / replacement of lifts.
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside24/03579/LBC
2024
28 May
Details of samples of new surfacing materials and details of finishes to new structures pursuant to Condition…
This applicationApprovedDischarge of conditions24/03524/ADFULL
2024
28 May
Details of samples of new surfacing materials and details of finishes to new structures pursuant to Condition…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsFiled alongside24/03525/ADFULL
2024
23 May
Intrusive survey investigation
PendingListed building consentFiled alongside24/03457/LBC
2024
22 May
Details of samples of decorative colour for existing lamp standards, and mock-up of railing section to…
PendingListed building consentFiled alongside24/03393/ADLBC

Planning history at this site

20 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Westminster

Contains public sector information from the Planning London Datahub, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Get email alerts near SW1A

New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.

Around this site

Nearby applications

Discuss this application on r/PlanningPermissionUK

For applicants and trades

Contractors near this project

View all contractors

What's been approved on your street?

See what the council approved and refused near this address for the project you have in mind, and the rules that apply here.

Get The Signal Report